@ninozara Said
Yes, I think I would have been annoyed whoever said (no one talks about my Spices like that!), but even more so considering who it is.
Your spices...? Wow.
Actually, I looked in this morning and am disappointed (but not entirely surprised) that this is being dragged out in the usual tiresome way. Good old TFS'ers have found something to use as a stick to beat somebody with and are indulging in their usual games. Tut..!!
No surprises to see who jumps on the bandwagon though, and no surprises either that it's been allowed to roll.
You really didn't get it, did you..? The point completely passed you by, didn't it..??
The comment was intended to show how these amazing women have moved on from the days when they were seen as teenage "chicks", Icons of the stick-thin imagery of the fashion media..... heck, Emma Bunton was once portrayed as being almost pre-pubescent.... into adults who now have the mature curves and bearing of fully grown women, and can yet still produce the energy and 'feelgood' of their heyday. Not only that, but there was a wonderful confidence about their performance. They put those clothes on, knowing that their womanly curves were there for all to see, but it didn't matter because they were saying "Yep, I'm bigger than I was, but I'm good with it and I can still do this routine."
The Spices were the great heroines of my adolescence. Girl Power really WAS empowering to my early teen peer group. Back then, the Spice Girls were young, fresh, sassy and they told us that we don't have to do what boys want us to do. They were our generation, telling us that we could be ourselves and that being a girl is great.
Now, it is obvious that they are no longer girls in the youthful sense, and it's a fact that neither are we, but despite the fact that they have visibly gone beyond that stage of their lives in terms of physical appearance, the zest and enthusiasm is still there. Girl Power lives on..!! They make the women of our generation, many of whom are now wives and mothers and may, by now, be looking at themselves in the mirror more critically as they notice that they too are carrying a few more pounds than they would like. But if the Spices can look like that and still be as energetic now as they once were, it makes us feel good about ourselves, too.
And that really IS a girl thing.
But of course, nobody on here quite thinks like that, do they...? An opportunity to take a cheap shot is seen and the bandwagon jumpers leap onboard with glee. I tried to play it down, but no, they couldn't leave it alone and so I have to make this rebuttal and thus prolong the silliness when I for one would rather move on.
If somebody doesn't understand what another person means, then how about asking instead of leaping to wild, inaccurate conclusions with maliciously gleeful enthusiasm. "What did you mean by that, Jen..?" would have been far better, would it not..?
OK.... That is my last word on the matter. Take it or leave it. Anyone who wants to keep it going is welcome to make themselves look totally stooooopid if they so wish. I will make no further comment on that issue.
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